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P. A. BLACKBURN.

BUCKLE FASTENER.

No. 463,476. Patented Nov. 1'7, 1891.

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UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

FREDERICK A. BLACKBURN, OF BISBEE, ARIZONA TERRITORY.

BUCKLE-FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 463,476, dated November17, 1891.

Application filed March 19, 1891.

claims, and whereby a buckle may be fastcued onto a strap without eithersewing or riveting.

Reference isto be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specifi cation, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 represents a mainly sectional longitudinal view on the line 1 1in Fig. 2 of a strap with buckle attached, and showing my improved meansof securing the buckle applied. Fig. 2 is a top or face view of thesame, with a loop of one part of the bucklefastening in section, andshowing only the one end of the. strap to which the buckle is attached.Figs. 3 and i are side views of the two portions of the buckle-fastening detached, and Fig. 5 is a plan view of the portion of the fasteningshown in Fig. at.

A indicates a harness or other strap having its one end portion adoubled over to form a loop for carrying the buckle B, and having itsother or free end portion a engaged with the tongue I) of the buckle.

The fastening for holding the buckle on the strap is composed of 'twoindependent metal parts or slides O D. The one part or piece C iscomposed of a flat band-like loop 0, arranged at or near its back end onits upper or outer side, and a forwardly;projecting flat tongue (Z onits under or inner side having a pin e on its face and preferably of areduced thickness at its forward portion f. The other part orpiece D iscomposed of an upper or outer flat basepiece 9, constructed to form anintermediate upperor outer band-like loop h, provided with a pin 6beneath, and of another flat bandlike loop 1' at the forward end of thebasepiece g, projecting below the latter, which is also preferably ofreduced thickness at its back portion f.

Serial No. 385,644. (No model.)

To fasten the end portion a of the strap to the buckle said end of thestrap is first passed through the loop 0 of the part C of the fastening,then through the loop t of the other part D, thence through the buckle Band back through the loop 2 again, the strap being fastened onto the pineby punching asmall hole in the strap for said pin to pass into. The endportion a of the strap is also made to similarly engage with the pin 6and the two parts 0 and D are slid together, or the back end f of thebase-piece g of the part D entered within the loop 0 of the part C, andthe.

forward end f of the part O entered within the lower or inner forwardloop 2' of the part D. The pins ee engage, respectively, the one withthe one doubled-over portion of the end a of the strap and the otherwith the other doubled-over portion of the strap. The upper or outerloop h of the part D serves as a keeper for the other or free end of thestrap, to keep it from flapping after the strap has been buckled, bypassing said end of the strap through the loop h.

To remove the buckle-fastening from the strap, take hold of the loop aof the part 0 with the thumb andfin'ger of the left hand, and take holdwith the right hand of the loop i of the part D and pull or slide thetwo pieces 0 and D apart a little way until the engaging ends ff of saidparts or pieces are clear of the loops 0 and i with which they engage,so that the parts 0 and D can be tipped or tilted to disengage the pinse and e from the holes in the strap, after which the strap can be pulledout of the buckle-fastening.

The ends ff of the parts or slides O D are made of reduced thickness, sothat when the fastening is put together by entering said ends within therespective loops 0 i of said parts the fastening will present a smoothsur face on both its top and bottom. It will be observed that the loop Iis made to take in two thicknesses of the strap, while the loop 0 ismade to take but a single thickness where the strap first enters.

This buckle-fastening dispenses with all rivets or sewing for securingthe buckle to the strap. One objection to a rivet-fastening is that itprovides no loop to pass the one end of the strap through when both endsare buckled together, and a great objection to sewing the buckle on thestrap is that the stitches are very liable to break, Whereas with myimproved fastening there is no sewing to do and any almost inexperiencedperson can attach the buckle to the strap and put on his own buckle.Said fastening, which can be made both cheap and ornamental, is verydurable.

By having an engaging pin or stud on both parts C and D of the fasteninga firmer or stronger hold is secured and the buckle-fastener isprevented from sliding up and wearing on the buckle.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a buckle-fastening for harness and other straps, the combinationof an independent part or slide composed of a tongue-piece having aband-like upper or outer loop at or near its back end adapted to receiveone thickness of the strap through it, and an independent part or slidecomposed of a basepiece having an upper or outer band-likeloop or keeperinterinediatelyof its length, and an under or inner band-like loop atits forward end adapted to receive two thicknesses of the strap throughit, said parts or slides also being constructed to pass within eachotherthat is, the back part of the one slide within the loop at the backend of the other slide, and the forward end of the latter within theunder or inner loop at the forward end of the adjacent slide,substantially as specified.

2. In a buckle-fastening for harness and other straps, the combinationof the slide 0,

composed of a band-like loop 0 at or near its backend on its upper orouter side adapted to receive one thickness of the strap through it, andprovided with a forwardly-projecting tongue (Z011 its under or innerside having a stud or pin 6 on its face and a slide D, composed of abase-piece g, having an intermediate upper or outer band-like loop 7Land pin or stud e beneath, and another band-like loop '2' at or near itsforward end on the reverse side of the base-piece g, and adapted toreceive two thicknesses of the strap through it for operation togetherand with the strap and its attached buckle, essentially as shown anddescribed.

FREDERICK A. BLACKBURN.

\Vitnesses:

CHARLEY STRONG, W. K. PERKINS.

